"Any new attack or aggressive action by combined Russian separatist forces is unacceptable and contravenes the Minsk agreements. Russia bears direct responsibility for preventing these attacks and implementing a ceasefire. Any attempts to seize additional Ukrainian territory will be met with increased costs," U.S. Department of State Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications Marie Harf said at a briefing on June 3.
According to her, the U.S. Department of State is disturbed by reports that "combined Russian separatist forces launched coordinated attacks overnight against Ukrainian positions near Donetsk, Pisky, Luhansk and Maryinka."
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Heavy fighting flares in Ukraine as Kiev blames rebels...
ReplyDeleteUkrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday fought their first serious battles in months and Ukraine’s defence minister said an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka had been thwarted.
The Ukrainian military said the Russian-backed rebels had tried to advance using tanks and up to 1,000 fighters west of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk, in the most significant escalation of the conflict in about three months and in defiance of a ceasefire deal.
Estimates of casualties varied.
The separatists, who denied their forces had launched an assault, said 15 people had been killed when government troops fired artillery into rebel-held territory near the city.
A Ukrainian presidential spokesman, Yuri Biryukov, on his Facebook page put total casualties at 7 p.m. (1600 gmt) at two dead and 30 injured, while regional police chief Vyacheslav Abroskin said three civilians had been killed.
In Moscow, the Kremlin immediately took the side of the separatists, accusing the Ukrainian armed forces of carrying out provocative actions.
“In Moscow, we are following very closely, and are deeply concerned by, the provocative actions by the Ukrainian armed forces that are, as far as we can see, provoking the situation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on a call...REUTERS...france24.com
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US State Dept ignores OSCE data, blames ‘majority’ of Ukraine truce violations on rebels...
ReplyDeleteUS State Department spokesperson Marie Harf refused to directly acknowledge Kiev’s role in violating the Minsk peace agreements in eastern Ukraine, turning a blind eye on daily OSCE reports that equally implicate the government and the rebel forces.
The video below shows RT’s Gayane Chichakyan grilling Harf – and failing to get a straight answer on the issue despite multiple attempts...................http://rt.com/news/264773-ukraine-ceasefire-violations-osce/
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Flambée de violences dans l'est de l'Ukraine: au moins 24 morts ...
ReplyDeleteAu moins 24 personnes, en majorité des séparatistes, ont péri dans l'est de l'Ukraine, où les rebelles prorusses ont lancé, selon Kiev, une "nouvelle offensive majeure", ont annoncé jeudi les autorités ukrainiennes et les séparatistes.
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Statement by the Spokesperson on the fighting around Mariyinka in Eastern Ukraine (EEAS)...
ReplyDelete"The heavy fighting around Mariyinka, near Donetsk, yesterday in Eastern Ukraine constitutes the most serious violation of the ceasefire under the Minsk agreements since February. This escalation followed the movement of a large amount of heavy weapons towards the contact line by the Russia-backed separatists, as reported by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission. Renewed intense fighting risks unleashing a new spiral of violence and human suffering.
The ceasefire must be fully respected and all heavy weapons withdrawn and kept in storage sites open to regular verification by OSCE monitors. The implementation of the Minsk agreements, to which all sides have declared their commitment, can only succeed on the basis of such a ceasefire, permanent withdrawal of heavy weapons and regular monitoring and verification."
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150604_02_en.htm
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ReplyDeleteUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday there were 9,000 Russian servicemen on Ukrainian territory and warned of the threat of a "full-scale invasion" by Russia along the whole joint border.
He was speaking in parliament a day after Ukrainian forces fought their most serious battle for months with Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country, endangering an already shaky ceasefire.
"The military must be ready as much for a renewal of an offensive by the enemy in the Donbass as they are for a full-scale invasion along the whole length of the border with Russia. We must be truly ready for this," he said.
Poroshenko's warning came as fresh clashes erupted near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Wednesday, reviving fears in Kiev that the separatists may be gearing up for a new push into government-controlled territory, four months after agreeing to a truce..........http://www.france24.com/en/20150604-ukraine-poroshenko-colossal-threat-clashes
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